February 2016 In This Section Breaking News TRR-FEC Welcomes 23 NEW ADVERTISERS for 2016. Thanks for your support! Online Gambling is the Hidden Feature in Some Popular Video Games What is Causing the Closing of Traditional Bars in America? Catching The Prize...

February 2016 In This Section New Products & Technologies Hands-Free Google App — “Google to Let People Pay Using Face” (Sky News, March 3, 2016) Bob’s Space Racers ‘Water Gun Fun FEC’-Unattended Group Games are a New FEC Game Category Apple’s Face Place...

February 2016 In This Section Top 61 Ranked Revenue Generating Games Combined List & Test Games Spreadsheet Covering 4 Test Locations Introduction to ‘Frank’s Ranks’ - the Trifecta of Spreadsheets Hottest Games. The AEM/Alpha Team Gives a Thumbs Up to the...

Following three basic concepts of arcade game room layout and design can give your customers the best-perceived value and maximize your profits. In a well-balanced game room, coin-operated games contribute the largest share of revenue per square foot of the entire...

After moderating the "Arcade Claw Crane & Merchan­dising Seminar” at AMOA in November 1986, it became very obvious to me that many crane machine operators do lit­tle more than throw plush animals and toys into any one of the 23 current models of claw cranes and...

When a game center is set up properly, the revenues produced per square foot will be the highest in a leisure entertainment facility, and that includes hotels with indoor waterparks. There are four game categories that make up a game center: redemption (ticket...

Determining when to switch out or upgrade games and/or family entertainment center attractions, and then actually following through, can have a great positive effect on the both the short term and long term profitability of your bowling anchored facility. Ignoring...

Those in the entertainment center industry who want to check out Foundations Entertainment University (FEU) and their schedule for 2016. Entering its 14th year, FEU has scheduled three class dates with plenty of new techniques, plans and networking opportunities...

In the many classes I teach on family entertainment center design and game and attractions layout, clear direction is given on the reasons why following a dozen critical steps always translates into making more money. Yet, time and time again, I see game rooms in...

Colonial Bowling and Entertainment, located in Lawrenceville, N.J, underwent a transformation recently, from a traditional center to a Family Entertainment Center. WWII Veteran, Charlie Hock, opened Colonial Lanes in 1949. War-time friend Stanley Sheft Sr. took a...

Relationship marketing builds a loyal customer base, through personal greeting cards and gifts. It is widely accepted in the business world that it is easier and far less costly to retain your current customer base than it is to go out and get new ones. Simple...

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About Frank ‘the Crank’ Seninsky

Frank Seninsky is president of the Alpha-Omega Group of companies, which includes a consulting agency, Amusement Entertainment Management (AEM), two nationwide revenue sharing equipment suppliers, Alpha-Omega Amusements, Inc. and Alpha-BET Entertainment, and Alpha-Omega Sales, a full line game & related equipment distributor. All are headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
During his 49 years in the leisure entertainment industry, Seninsky has presented more than 400 seminars and penned more than 1600 articles. He has served as President of the Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA) from 1990-2000 (on the Board of Directors for 22 years) and as the President of the International Association for the Leisure & Entertainment Industry (IALEI) from 2005-2006 (Founding Member and on the Board of Directors for 11 years).
His columns regularly appear regularly in PlayMeter, Tourist Attractions & Parks, RePlay, Vending Times, Bowling Center Management, Entertainment Center News, and previously in InterGame, ParkWorld, CoinSlot, EuroSlot, Games & Leisure, Fun World, InterPark, Bowling Industry, and Star-Tech Journal. Frank is the sole owner of Foundations Entertainment University is now entering its 17th year and editor of the acclaimed ‘The Redemption & FEC Report’ e-newsletter that goes out to more than 25,000 readers worldwide. He is considered the leading industry expert in the design, layout, and operations of coin/debit card operated amusement game arcades and family entertainment center attractions and is often called upon as an expert witness in cases involving the amusement industry.